Ellie Challis (born 23 March 2004) is a British Paralympic swimmer. She represented Great Britain at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Challis made her international debut at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships and won a bronze medal in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3.

Ellie Challis

Challis competed in the women's 50 metre backstroke S3 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a silver medal.

Ellie Challis

Personal life

Ellie Challis grew up in Clacton, Essex and attended Tendring Technology College. When she was 16 months old, Challis contracted meningitis, which resulted in the above knee amputation of her legs and a below elbow amputation of her arms.

Ellie Challis

References

External links

2004 births

Living people

British female backstroke swimmers

Paralympic swimmers for Great Britain

Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships

Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Paralympic medalists in swimming

Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain

S3-classified para swimmers

21st-century British women